We had the pleasure of welcoming Andrew Cook to MBA this week to show him all the amazing work that our children, staff and school community achieve in order to make MBA successful! E-ACT Kate Mann Martin Fitzwilliam

Thank you for the invite. It was great to meet children and staff and hear about the journey the school has been on. Enjoyed talking to children and parents making the most of the forest school activities 🌳

Friendly February - Day 14: Tell a loved one or friend why they are special to you actionforhappiness.org/friendly-febru… #FriendlyFebruary

THE DAY THE CHIEF INSPECTOR CAME TO TOWN People may have noticed that I have gone very quiet on the Ofsted front, after months of banging the drum about the urgent need for reform of the inspection process. I wanted to be fair & respectful to Sir Martyn Oliver and see/hear how

Today our Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver has launched a major public consultation on Ofsted’s work. We want to hear from you, watch below for more information and click on the link to take part. ow.ly/zAMH50QOIrr

Happy #WSWD2024 ! Who are you celebrating today? Give a shout out to your team or other professionals below... 🥳

Thank you to all social workers - in my job I have seen the positive difference you make for children and families. Huge respect for all of you 👍🏻#WorldSocialWorkDay2024

Young people’s wellbeing is vitally important, but more are struggling. We need to put this right theguardian.com/society/2024/m… World Happiness Report #InternationalDayOfHappiness

This #SocialWorkWeek2024 listen to the latest episode of our podcast, Ofsted Talks, on how we included young people's views in our consultation on effective inspection of supported accommodation: ow.ly/RU0u50QVzvN

Wishing our pupils, families and community a wonderful Eid Mubarak E-ACT

Are you one of over ten thousand respondents we’ve heard from so far in the #BigListen? If not, make sure you let us know your thoughts by the end of May. We want to hear from everyone: gov.uk/government/con…

Speaking at the NAHT conference, Sir Martyn Oliver has announced a change to our ungraded inspections of schools. From September, they will no longer include deep dives. #OfstedBigListen #NAHTconf

Sir Martyn Oliver told the NAHT conference that he knows how difficult teaching can be. But he also knows how rewarding it can be. #NAHTconf #OfstedBigListen

We’ve published a new blog explaining the upcoming changes to ungraded inspections. It includes: - Thanks to schools who helped us try out our new approaches - What the pre-inspection call will be like - What the inspection will be like - Next steps educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2024/07/17/cha…

How did last year’s consultation on inspecting supported accommodation inform our inspection guidance? 📺 Watch Jay, care-experienced Brent Care Journeys collaborator, interviewing Matthew Brazier, Ofsted's project director for supported accommodation: youtube.com/watch?v=XWbtGL…

Earlier this month, we published our response to the Big Listen. Watch these short videos to find out about the main changes we are making for different sectors within education, care and children’s services. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Some children sent to young offender institutions are allowed as little as half an hour a day outside their cell. We’re calling on youth custody service leaders to prioritise children and young people’s attendance at education: ow.ly/y84050TzQZ2

Today is ‘World Mental Health Day’ an important reminder that we should all take care of ourselves and others.

Join our webinar on Tuesday 25 March to hear directly from Ofsted about our proposed changes to the way we inspect schools: register.gotowebinar.com/register/75572… #OfstedConsultation

This #SocialWorkWeek, Yvette Stanley, National Director for Regulation and Social Care, and everyone at Ofsted, says 'thank you' to social workers for the great work that they do.